Purple Day

Rhinelander students wore purple on Wednesday to spread awareness about epilepsy.

Lynne and Bryan Wakely have an 18-year-old son named Eli who has frequent seizures. In his case, he also needs help with daily routines, and has to be monitored 24 hours a day. But his mom will be the first to tell you, their son nothing short of awesome.

“He’s always, no matter how many seizures he has at night, he wakes up with a smile on his face, ready for the next day.”